Spinet
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈspɪn.ɪt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Spinet is a noun meaning (music) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
Meaning
(music) A short, compact harpsichord or piano.
More Meanings
- (obsolete) A spinney.
Example Sentences
The invention was to have a Satyr lodged in a little spinet, by which her majesty and the prince were to come
He gazed around until on the lid of a spinet he spotted a promising collection of bottles, gin, whiskey, vermouth and sherry, mixed with violin bows, a flute, a toppling pile of books, six volumes of Grove's Dictionary mingled with paperback thrillers, a guitar without any strings, a pair of binoculars, a meerschaum pipe and a jar half-full of wasps and apricot jam.
Word Forms
- spinets
- spinnet
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include piano, spinette, pianino, sharpsichord, strillers, piccolo.
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